The first 750 early adopter schools to offer the clubs from April have been confirmed, which the government promised would put “up to £450 a year back in parents’ pockets”.
The chosen schools across all nine regions are encouraged to offer healthy, varied and nutritious breakfasts and host activities including arts and crafts, educational puzzles and reading.
“Universal free breakfast clubs are central to the government’s Plan for Change, removing barriers to opportunity by making sure every child starts the school day ready to learn – with research showing the clubs can have a lasting impact on children’s behaviour, attendance and attainment”, said the Department for Education, adding that the government aims to “remove the stain of child poverty, as out of the 180,000 children who will benefit in the early adopter schools, around 67,000 attend schools in deprived areas”.
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